Question: Feeding young newts

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Hey guys, just bought some fire bellies last yesterday they're at least a pinky length (tail included). When I asked when they were fed, the guy said saturday...so feeding day is creeping up. My problem is my newts don't seem very active, all they do is bask bask bask lol, and I have these sinking pellets for them. How abouts do I get them to notice the pellets so I can feed them?
 
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ok, so feed them daily?

how safe are bait shop/gas station night crawlers?
 
I don't use pellets so I wouldn't know. All I know is that you need to make it look alive, so hold on to the food and move it slowly in front of its face. DO NOT use tweazers. You cant seriously hurt him/her.
 
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How exactly would the tweezers hurt them?? I´ve been using tweezers to feed animals since i can remember and never once had a problem...
 
tuann said:
ok, so feed them daily?

how safe are bait shop/gas station night crawlers?
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I would feed them daily for a little while longer until they are a little larger. Then you could back the feedings down to 3 times a week. Bait shop or gas station worms should be perfectly fine, probably at least 75% of the members here get their worms from these locations.
 
ahh ok, thanks for help guys, another question, my newts are about 3inches and i cut the worms down to 1cm and feed them that.....i fed them 2 pieces of that.....is that enough? or should i feed them more?
 
Right now I would feed them until they won't eat anymore, should be around half a worm. You could also try bloodworms, they'll gobble those up.
 
I heard it can cut them so you just wait
 
xNewtx said:
I heard it can cut them so you just wait
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Where/Who did you hear that from? You are supposed to use rounded tip tweezers to prevent just that.. maybe whoever told you used the wrong tweezers? Sounds like something a Pet shop would say.. :rolleyes:
 
:confused:i need help, a lady at apet shop told me that fire bellied newts eat crickets and meal worms do they eat that please reply
 
If you do a search round the forums you will find lots of information about the correct diet for fire bellied newts. I would think that earthworms would be a good staple, they are nutritious for caudates and readily taken and enjoyed by most.
 
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